Where to start? This was my 12th cruise of which number 11 on Celebrity and 2nd on Constellation. We arrived in Sunny San Juan the day before (3/3) and met a lot of our Cruise Critic friends who we had been chatting with for almost a year and had a great Meet and Greet at the Marriott Friday night. We got our room through Priceline for $100. Can't complain about that at all.

We arrived at the pier around 11:30 and handed off our luggage without any problems. We were then escorted to the waiting area where some of our friends were already seated and waiting to board. Celebrity did provide juice and water, although we did not take any as we only waited for about 15 or 20 minutes before they started the boarding process. I felt that this was very orderly and speedy. We had already filled out our Xpress Pass information, so we headed over, handed our paper and passports and given our cards in a matter of 5 minutes. Next stop was the Children's coordinator. She gave our son his Muster wrist band and checked him off the list and also our 9 month old daughter. We did purchase two bottles in the duty free shop and took them aboard with us with no problems.

Off to the ship with the picture stop, and the card picture and Champagne!! I still think this is 1st Class by Celebrity no matter what some people may think. Read more